The head of US Central Command said the American military had struck six boats in the Strait of Hormuz The head of US Central Command (CENTCOM), Admiral Brad Cooper, told journalists on Monday that the American military had “eliminated” a small Iranian naval force that was allegedly threatening commercial shipping in the key waterway. The reported attack was part of Project Freedom, announced by President Donald Trump on Sunday, to escort tankers and other vessels stuck in the Strait of Hormuz since the US and Israel launched their attack on Iran in late February. “The US claim regarding the sinking of a number of Iranian combat boats is a lie,” a senior Iranian military official told the IRIB news agency on Monday.…